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The point is, there is no single entrance to any country’s literature. And while it is true that ubiquitous literature of the English language offers a broader field than does Korean literature, the same problems hold for both. And even when Korean literature was “simple” it was complicated.

Considered an eccentric in the traditional Korean literary world, Jung Young-moon's short stories have nonetheless won numerous readers both in Korea and abroad, most often drawing comparisons to Kafka. Adopting strange, warped, unstable characters and drawing heavily on the literature of the...

Set in San Francisco, A Most Contrived World recounts the author s visit to the mythic Californian city. While the novel is based in this real experience, the narrator s imaginative reflections cause...

International Events (7)

LTI Korea attended the London Book Fair from April 15th to 17th. We showcased diverse Korean literature translated books, such as literature, the humanities, and children’s literature. We also distributed LTI Korea’s periodicals and booklets that introduce the organization, including LTI Korea’s...

In October, we held the LTI Korea U.S Forum in Washington D.C., and poet Oh Se-young and novelists Oh Jung-hui and Yi Hye-kyung participated. Hosted by Propessor Choi Kyeong-hee of the University of Chicago on October 12th, "The K-Literature: An Evening with Korean Writers," was held with about 40...

The Korea-French Literary Event was held from June 14 to 15, 2011, at Seoul Art Space_ Yeonhui and the Seoul International Book Festival. The event aimed to expand communication between writers from both countries and was hosted by LTI Korea, Institut Français, and the French Embassy in Korea...

The LTI Korea Japan Forum was held for four days from October 19 to 22 in Tokyo and Nagoya. Novelists Shin Kyung-sook, Jung Young mun and shijo poet Lee Keun-bae were present at the event jointly hosted by the Korean Embassy and the Korean Cultural Center in Japan. Shin Kyung-sook, author of the...

The LTI Korea US West Coast Forum was held from April 27 to May 1 in Los Angeles and Berkeley. “Korean Society in Korean Literature,” “Korean Literature and Film,” and “Korean Authors vs. Korean American Authors” were the main themes of the forum, with Korean authors Kim Joo young, Choi Yun, Jung...